The most valuable product from a Pareto analysis of the delays caused by breakdowns of machines in an assembly line would be to:

A. Most time consuming causes

B. Time consuming machines

C. Expensive breakdowns

D. Most easily repaired breakdowns

Answer: A

Sub activities of requirements elicitation are identification of relevant requirements sources, elicitation of existing requirements and

A. Decomposition of requirements

B. Using a QFD

C. Development of new and innovating requirements

D. Systems engineering

Answer: C

Validation answers "did we build it right"
T/F

Answer: F

The three stages of the systems engineering life cycle model are as follows

A. Needs analysis, operational analysis, and disposal

B. Requirements analysis, risk management and operational support

C. Concept exploration, testing and rapid prototyping

D. Concept development, engineering development and post development

Answer: D

The principle objectives of the concept development stage are to

A. Establish there is a valid need for a new system

B. Explore potential system concepts

C. Develop any new technology required and validate its capability to meet requirements

D. All

Answer: D

Two phases that produce the greatest risk reduction

A. Operations and support

B. Integrations and production

C. Risk assessment and mitigation

D. Concept exploration and advanced development

Answer: D

Program risk is greatest during the production phase
T/F

Answer: F

What is a benefit of configuration management?

A. Reduces confusion and establishes order

B. Ensures correct product configurations

C. Enhances compliance with standards

D. All of the above

Answer: D

Is it possible for a product to pass system verification and fail validation T/F

Answer: T

If mature technologies and tools exist, what is most likely the probability of failure of the system being designed?

A. High

B. Medium

C. Low

Answer: C

In a process FMEA, there were multiple problems occurring from improper machine set up, what should you do?

A. Obtain new equipment

B. Eliminate OTJ training

C. Create machine standard operating procedures

D. Train personnel about hole dimensioning

Answer: C

Which field is aimed at deciding between jobs that should be assigned to humans and jobs that should be assigned to machines?

A. Functional allocation

B. System Design

C. Human System integration

D. Verification and assurance

Answer: A

The process of determining whether a model or simulation implementation is transformed from one phase of development to another in a way that is consistent with the documented requirements and specifications

A. Verification

B. Forecasting

C. Accreditation

D. Standardization

Answer: A

What topic analyzes the likelihood and severity of a loss?

A. Exposure

B. Risk

C. Mishap

D. Accident

Answer: B

Requirements analysis in general can be expressed in three different ways, often called the three P's. Which is not a P

A. Product

B. Performance

C. People

D. Process

Answer: C

A G/N/2/4 queue always has

A. Exponentially distributed inter arrival times

B. Normal distributed service times

C. Two busy servers

D. less than five customers

Answer: D

Simulation experiments modeling a nonterminating system are often biased by the empty and idle start up conditions. Which is NOT a viable method to deal with initial condition bias

A. Discard statistics gathered during start up

B. Perform a statistically significant number of replications

C. Run the experiment for a long period such that the steady state statistics overwhelm

D. Initialize the experiment states and condition such that start up conditions are representative of those of steady state

Answer: B

Which of the following system would best be modeled as a nonterminating system?

A, a bank that opens in the morning and closes after 8 hours

B. An automotive assembly line that operates for 8h a day 5 days a week

C. military battle between two opposing sides

D. A retailer's inventory planning system for holiday season

Answer: B

In an entity-relationship diagram for relational data-base, the relationship between product record and the part family record

A. Many to one (n:1)

B. one to many (1:n)

C. one to one (1:1)

D. many to many (M:M)

Answer: A

In using root cause analysis techniques to determine problems, which tool is not typically used?

A. Ishikawa

B. Failure modes, mechanisms and effects analysis

C. Worker-machine chart

D. Fault tree analyis

Answer: C